Title: External link problem Last modified: May 16, 2020 --- # External link problem * Resolved [MasG](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dhevilz/) * (@dhevilz) * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/external-link-problem/) * hi, i’m dhevilz from indonesia, i have a problem with this plugin ,, actually this plugin is very good. but i have one problem I use the same domain name but different extensions for example (co and com) and here I found the problem when I write dhevilz.com on the dhevilz.co domain homepage, dhevilz.com is detected as an internal link I think if this plugin is still inaccurate, why? because when they have something in common it will be read as internal. * in other words, DHEVILZ.CO and DHEVILZ.COm have in common, please correct. * image in here [https://prnt.sc/si327a](https://prnt.sc/si327a) * thx before. * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fexternal-link-problem%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US) to see the link]_ Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) * [Manuel Rocha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/manuelrocha88/) * (@manuelrocha88) * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/external-link-problem/#post-12851714) * [@dhevilz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dhevilz/) what configurations do you have at exception tab settings at the plugin? * Thread Starter [MasG](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dhevilz/) * (@dhevilz) * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/external-link-problem/#post-12856914) * only the normal settings and page / post exceptions, [https://prnt.sc/sjhpa9](https://prnt.sc/sjhpa9) * [Manuel Rocha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/manuelrocha88/) * (@manuelrocha88) * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/external-link-problem/#post-12857660) * [@dhevilz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dhevilz/) hmmm… Are these domains’ wordpress installations multisite mode/network? * Thread Starter [MasG](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dhevilz/) * (@dhevilz) * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/external-link-problem/#post-12863475) * no multisite, only single site and one hosting for many domain.. * [Manuel Rocha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/manuelrocha88/) * (@manuelrocha88) * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/external-link-problem/#post-12863792) * [@dhevilz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dhevilz/) can you check what do you have at wordpress and site url fiels at Settings > General? * Thread Starter [MasG](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dhevilz/) * (@dhevilz) * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/external-link-problem/#post-12869006) * like here? [https://prnt.sc/skyee0](https://prnt.sc/skyee0) * [Manuel Rocha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/manuelrocha88/) * (@manuelrocha88) * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/external-link-problem/#post-12869564) * [@dhevilz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dhevilz/) I see what happened… I checked the code and see that it’s actually matching the common words of the domain, as You said in Your original post… * This will only happen if You use dhevilz.com inside dhevilz.co and never the other way. * Looking at the code I see that if you put dhevilz.com into the exclusion it will override… Can You test? * Thread Starter [MasG](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dhevilz/) * (@dhevilz) * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/external-link-problem/#post-12870693) * how do i set up it? * [Manuel Rocha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/manuelrocha88/) * (@manuelrocha88) * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/external-link-problem/#post-12872006) * [@dhevilz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dhevilz/) just go to the excluded tab and put it at “include external” * Thread Starter [MasG](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dhevilz/) * (@dhevilz) * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/external-link-problem/#post-12874004) * where should I enter the domain? * [https://prnt.sc/sljmpg](https://prnt.sc/sljmpg) * [Manuel Rocha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/manuelrocha88/) * (@manuelrocha88) * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/external-link-problem/#post-12874699) * [@dhevilz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dhevilz/) my bad… I want to say Exceptions tab * Thread Starter [MasG](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dhevilz/) * (@dhevilz) * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/external-link-problem/#post-12875038) * thank you, the plugin works fine. * I’m sorry, I didn’t know that there was a feature to add domains manually * but, thank you very much.. * [Manuel Rocha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/manuelrocha88/) * (@manuelrocha88) * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/external-link-problem/#post-12875426) * [@dhevilz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dhevilz/) glad that you solve it. Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) The topic ‘External link problem’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-external-links/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2103983) * [External Links - nofollow, noopener & new window](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-external-links/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-external-links/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-external-links/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-external-links/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-external-links/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-external-links/reviews/) * 13 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [Manuel Rocha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/manuelrocha88/) * Last activity: [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/external-link-problem/#post-12875426) * Status: resolved